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also with dmv, and many of us back online. millions of americans use credit cards, our financial information is out there the and this is simply a mechanism to just verify that people's incomes are what they said they are determine what level of subsidies they receive for the government to help them purchase health insurance. neil: they do have a lot of information at their disposal, including the information you mentioned, but now, we are going to be adding to it to make it these guys on steroids, making it so that they are underwriting of our health care. that is of a scary, is it not? >> well, steroids are illegal. i do not have a problem with this. so much of our information is out there, and technology is not necessarily a bad thing. doctors are saddled with claims processes that are under arrest for them. there was a pricewaterhousecoopers study that said that doctors spend 40% on the claims process -- doctors are saddled with claims processes that are onerous for them. neil: concerned about privacy issues and keeping pe
also with dmv, and many of us back online. millions of americans use credit cards, our financial information is out there the and this is simply a mechanism to just verify that people's incomes are what they said they are determine what level of subsidies they receive for the government to help them purchase health insurance. neil: they do have a lot of information at their disposal, including the information you mentioned, but now, we are going to be adding to it to make it these guys on...
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so many of us are used to hearing what congress is doing with this coste malaise and cash for clunkers and health-care reform and all, but -- is doing with programs, like cash for clunkers and health-care reform and all. now, you have ben bernanke saying, "you know what? i am going to slow down." and yet, congress is going the other way. that, to me looks like a fight on the horizon. >> and now, this guy has been appointed for another term so it is harder for congress to get rid of him when they know he is there for another term. you have to get rid of him for cause, and that is very hard to do, so bernanke is in a good position to take on congress when they want to spend and bernanke says deface blow up." the point that he appointed bernanke -- ben bernanke says "slow up." neil: ben bernanke is looking to be reappointed, and that was then and this is now. thank you very much. meanwhile, these massive deficit numbers are the reason we need a $1 trillion cut-care plan, maybe more? we will debate that -- why we need a $1 trillion health-care plan, maybe more? reasons why ken is on a crus
so many of us are used to hearing what congress is doing with this coste malaise and cash for clunkers and health-care reform and all, but -- is doing with programs, like cash for clunkers and health-care reform and all. now, you have ben bernanke saying, "you know what? i am going to slow down." and yet, congress is going the other way. that, to me looks like a fight on the horizon. >> and now, this guy has been appointed for another term so it is harder for congress to get rid...
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us." neil: this has been done many times in the past. we have heard new york governor david paterson make, essentially, the same argument at a press conference. this is from the press conference. >> you do not hear this crusade that it is time for the governor to step aside. it is being orchestrated. it is a game. we are not in the post racial period, and the reality is the next victim on the left, and you see it coming, is president barack obama. neil: now, the white house quickly disavowed that view and let the governor know it. but you say damage is done every time a statement like that is made. what do you mean? >> first of all, i do not know that the white house agrees with that view even though they disavowed in this instance. i think if the racial period is not over it is because a lot of people on the left, a lot of black people on the left will not let it be over. this is not a racist country. most americans do not care about race anymore, and every time they bring it up, i think
us." neil: this has been done many times in the past. we have heard new york governor david paterson make, essentially, the same argument at a press conference. this is from the press conference. >> you do not hear this crusade that it is time for the governor to step aside. it is being orchestrated. it is a game. we are not in the post racial period, and the reality is the next victim on the left, and you see it coming, is president barack obama. neil: now, the white house quickly...
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it is almost impossible for us in the senate to stop it. the house can pass anything with a simple majority. neil: you are arguing that people might be hoodwinked into thinking that the public option is out when in fact, it is still very much in there. >> is more government control no matter how you look at it. when you try to set up a quasi- government cooperative at every state level to compete with individual insurance companies, that makes absolutely no sense when all we have to do is take away the barriers of interstate competition and force these insurance companies to compete with hundreds of companies all over the country. neil: here we stand now with his public option, when nancy pelosi comes out concerned that the president has given up and howard dean has hinted that as well and they could lose a great deal of support in the house, certainly among democrats, if they pursue this, that is a fairly elaborate hoax, is it not? >> is getting complex. it is more complex than i can fathom. all of the country, as you know, people are stan
it is almost impossible for us in the senate to stop it. the house can pass anything with a simple majority. neil: you are arguing that people might be hoodwinked into thinking that the public option is out when in fact, it is still very much in there. >> is more government control no matter how you look at it. when you try to set up a quasi- government cooperative at every state level to compete with individual insurance companies, that makes absolutely no sense when all we have to do is...
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in retail expert joins us now. what is weird is we thought that would be a big boost to retail sales. what happened? >> you would think it would be a big retail goods, but it was not. right now, retailers are in a panic, and just like cash for clunkers, retailers are going to start severely discounting their merchandise. neil: if big clunker rebates and all did not do it -- and to be fair, that was the last week in july, so we might see something in august -- are americans actually precondition to a substantial sales or they do not come out of their homes? >> that is a really good point you make. i do think americans are precondition, especially since we have been seeing those sales in september of last year. you're going to see a lot of consumers watching those discounts on clothing, on home goods, things like milk, and retailers now, not only are they discounting items, but they are doing incentives for the consumer, putting together these programs, these extra special programs where people can get even more disc
in retail expert joins us now. what is weird is we thought that would be a big boost to retail sales. what happened? >> you would think it would be a big retail goods, but it was not. right now, retailers are in a panic, and just like cash for clunkers, retailers are going to start severely discounting their merchandise. neil: if big clunker rebates and all did not do it -- and to be fair, that was the last week in july, so we might see something in august -- are americans actually...
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now congress wants eight private jets for their own use on your dime? not everyone impressed with the unemployment numbers out today. one of them, the economic advisor to president obama. ♪ (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. neil: the first image of the president signing. of course, we're talking about that bill. it's $2 billion to keep the so-called cash for clunkers program. the extra dough will extend the program through labor day unless, of course, the cash runs out before that. remember it took just four days to go through the first billion. signed, done, sealed, delivered. just days ago congress authorizing the purchase of three private jets for their own use. now they're planning to buy even more. sandra smith with that story. >> what a time when lawmakers have been very critical of bailed out corporations for their private jet use, now congress plans to spend a big chunk of money on their own private jets, eight of them to be
now congress wants eight private jets for their own use on your dime? not everyone impressed with the unemployment numbers out today. one of them, the economic advisor to president obama. ♪ (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. neil: the first image of the president signing. of course, we're talking about that bill. it's $2 billion to keep the so-called cash for clunkers...
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we have always used projections. we have always looked at -- neil: i don't need to project that this is not working. i don't need to project that we're wasting money, and i don't need to project that this is good money going after bad. that's a fact. >> but you know what? the other side is that you have nobel prize winners and i know you disagree with them, but nevertheless, they have the opinion that not only is the first money that we put in not enough, if you take a look at -- neil: but, mike, all of these guys missed the financial free for squall last fall. i'm not saying they should be nostra damus, but if you miss that who is to say you're right now? >> neil, krugman did not miss t he was talking about the mortgage meltdown almost a year and a half ago. neil: krugman blasted this administration for wanting to rein in fannie and freddie. you think throwing good money after bad money is right. >> we do know this. there is not enough confidence in the market. you got to do something. neil: thank you. ♪ bicycle,
we have always used projections. we have always looked at -- neil: i don't need to project that this is not working. i don't need to project that we're wasting money, and i don't need to project that this is good money going after bad. that's a fact. >> but you know what? the other side is that you have nobel prize winners and i know you disagree with them, but nevertheless, they have the opinion that not only is the first money that we put in not enough, if you take a look at -- neil:...
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you have parts that cannot be used. you are going to have to buy something new or buy something from a car that has already been in the yard. you have 10 fluids that include air conditioning refrigerant. you have all of the other fluids in that car. it is costing the recyclers about $200 to detoxify the cars before they can be either scrapped or used as landfill. neil: they are allowing for all of this. it is still saving the environment in the long term taking these things off the road and sparing us another few years of polluting. >> the facts are -- we do these checks to prove that even able with new cars do not maintain their vehicles for the most part. about 90% of cars on the road have something wrong with them. the best thing is, how many people do you know with check engine lights that are still driving around? neil: you are saying that this is much ado about nothing. on the surface, it is a start, right? the goal is to get the bigger polluters off the road. this is a step. it is a step in the right direction. w
you have parts that cannot be used. you are going to have to buy something new or buy something from a car that has already been in the yard. you have 10 fluids that include air conditioning refrigerant. you have all of the other fluids in that car. it is costing the recyclers about $200 to detoxify the cars before they can be either scrapped or used as landfill. neil: they are allowing for all of this. it is still saving the environment in the long term taking these things off the road and...
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of the same tactics used with bill clinton. this is from 1993, bill clinton. >> our families will never be secure. our businesses will never be strong, and our government on never again be fully solvent until we tackle the health-care crisis. we must do that this year. neil: now, we know and economic boom followed shortly thereafter, and the former president takes credit for that, and i know the republicans like to take credit for that, but, nonetheless, we had a book of without health-care reform, but are we are risking things without that happening? >> you're asking if it community a defense perspective on this. president obama is a former community organizer, and he needs to be reminded that our definition of "community" is not the federal government, and the federal government is not our god. we do not want the doctor to continue the way it is. we should stand up against that ideas. president obama's proposal is a bad idea. it should be defeated, and when it is, that we should gather from the right and left with the common
of the same tactics used with bill clinton. this is from 1993, bill clinton. >> our families will never be secure. our businesses will never be strong, and our government on never again be fully solvent until we tackle the health-care crisis. we must do that this year. neil: now, we know and economic boom followed shortly thereafter, and the former president takes credit for that, and i know the republicans like to take credit for that, but, nonetheless, we had a book of without...
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a used car salesman with u.s. auto limited says if the customers are gunning for the door, time to bring in the big gun. is it time to bring in the big gun? >> absolutely. bill looks great. he has got his pinkie ring on and his kaline suit, his hair slicked back. how much more could you ask for -- his clean suit. neil: you were the big gun, right? and if the customer was wavering, you came in to try to make the deal happen, right? >> absolutely. that is what you try to do. you put the salesman out there, and he is the relationship. he is the regular guy. he has got his tie on, just trying to relate to the customer, and after that, you have to have someone like me, out, someone with a little more authority and shall work presents, and then you need to change the conversation. sell whatever you are selling, but did them to sign the papers. neil: that is all they have to do, the papers. what has been happening right now, kenny, the people are leaving the show room, and that is a major no-no for salespeople to let tha
a used car salesman with u.s. auto limited says if the customers are gunning for the door, time to bring in the big gun. is it time to bring in the big gun? >> absolutely. bill looks great. he has got his pinkie ring on and his kaline suit, his hair slicked back. how much more could you ask for -- his clean suit. neil: you were the big gun, right? and if the customer was wavering, you came in to try to make the deal happen, right? >> absolutely. that is what you try to do. you put...
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what is in it for us? if they got more customers, they are willing to make sure that they are eliminating some of these practices. my answer is, i cannot do the insurance reform stuff by itself. the only way we can change some of the insurance practices that are hurting people now is to make sure that everybody is covered and everybody has a stake in it and then the insurance companies are able and willing to make some of these changes that will help people who have insurance right now. thank you for the question. [applause] all right. even though i should not do this, i'm going to take one more question. i'm going to call on this person to get the last word. >> thank you. thank you, mr. president. thank you for coming here and bring your beautiful family to [unintelligible] because you were a constitutional scholar, i think it would be terrible to let you escape from montana without sharing with you the most person -- the most perfect preamble to any state constitution. >> i want to hear this. this is a g
what is in it for us? if they got more customers, they are willing to make sure that they are eliminating some of these practices. my answer is, i cannot do the insurance reform stuff by itself. the only way we can change some of the insurance practices that are hurting people now is to make sure that everybody is covered and everybody has a stake in it and then the insurance companies are able and willing to make some of these changes that will help people who have insurance right now. thank...
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then it was a proper use of protest. what is good for the goose should be good for the gander, right? >> if they want to go to a hearing on health care on the hill, want to disrupt that -- they need to realize that they will be arrested like these folks, that is okay. do not disrupt other americans opportunities to be heard. neil: free speech is free speech, right? in april of 2003, hillary clinton was criticizing the lack of free speech issue. >> i am sick and tired of people that say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you are not patriotic. we should stand up and say that we are americans and we have a right to debate and to disagree with any administration." >> i happen to agree. i do not think that that is a conflict. again, i want to reiterate the point, if someone tried to pass a law saying that they could not do it, i would have to switch sides. but it is a bad situation when one of the few opportunities that people have to talk directly to their elected officials are disrupted. that
then it was a proper use of protest. what is good for the goose should be good for the gander, right? >> if they want to go to a hearing on health care on the hill, want to disrupt that -- they need to realize that they will be arrested like these folks, that is okay. do not disrupt other americans opportunities to be heard. neil: free speech is free speech, right? in april of 2003, hillary clinton was criticizing the lack of free speech issue. >> i am sick and tired of people that...